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Rijkaard era comes to an end at Barcelona

May 10, 2008

They topped that achievement in 2006 by retaining the league title, beating Arsenal in the Champions League final in Paris and earning widespread admiration for their crowd-pleasing, attack-minded football.

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    But just as they appeared to be developing an aura of invincibility, cracks began to appear.

    A 3-0 demolition by fellow Spaniards Sevilla in the European Super Cup at the start of the 2006-07 season provided an early indication of the team's fallibility.

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